The Oda family continued to build up armaments and prepare for a counteroffensive against the hostile forces of Honganji Temple and the Shogun's line. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 On the other side, the shogun's forces and Honganji Temple are also constantly preparing, and the tension before the war is pervasive in. It's just that all this has nothing to do with Oda Yoshinobu, and after returning to Osaka Castle from Gifu Castle, he immediately summoned the Suzuki brothers.

Looking at the two Suzuki Shigehide who were kneeling below, it was a long time before Oda Yoshinobu asked lightly, "I ordered the fire to be set on Nagashima City, causing the 100,000 Buddhists inside to be burned to death, ...... you Hate me? ”

Hearing this, because they didn't know what Oda Yoshinobu was going to do with him, the two of them hurriedly shook their heads, "Your Highness Oda, you have always been a mercenary, and what you do is to exchange your life for money. Although his father was a follower of the Ichishu sect, he was not the same as Shimowa Shigetsu, otherwise we would not have betrayed our father and come to Osaka. ”

When talking about betraying his father, Suzuki Shigehide was full of helplessness, because he really didn't understand why his father was willing to fight for his life for that group of monks, especially in his opinion, the coalition formed by Honganji and Ashikaga Yoshiaki had no chance of defeating the Oda family.

"Hmm...... I have to say, you made the right choice. Oda Yoshinobu nodded when he heard this, and said, "Then, from today onwards, the two of you will be the Ashigaru generals under my command, and you will be paid 500 koku, and at the same time, the training of the Iron Artillery Team will be handed over to the two of you." After speaking, without waiting for the Suzuki brothers to speak, Oda Yoshinobu said again.

"However, because of the identities of the two of you, I have to send ninjas to monitor the two of you until the war with Honganji ends. In addition, I will let the most adjutant of the clan learn from you. ”

As the old saying goes, people are not suspicious and suspicious are not used, but obviously, Oda Yoshinobu is quite dismissive of this sentence. Perhaps those who sincerely took refuge in the face of such a main guild were instantly moved to the ground, and since then they have done their best to die. But what if there is an ulterior motive? This kind of thing is said to exist in any era.

However, generally speaking, even if you don't trust the other party, you will at least maintain a trusting attitude on the surface, and at the same time send someone to spy on you. It's just that for Oda Yoshinobu, he never liked to do such a dirty thing. So he told Brother Shigehide Suzuki very bluntly, I just don't trust you very much, and I sent people to spy on you from both light and dark.

It sounds a bit silly, but Oda Yoshinobu is like that, he has never liked hypocrites who look like a hypocrite on the surface, and he would not do such a thing.

And in this regard, the Suzuki brothers were very calm, and did not show any dissatisfied expressions because of this, after all, Oda Yoshinobu had always wanted the Suzuki family to submit, but he had not received a satisfactory answer, and now Honganji and the Suzuki family are standing opposite the Oda family, but the Suzuki brothers suddenly ran over by themselves, how can this situation not attract the suspicion of others?

"Thank you, my lord!" Suzuki Shigehide and the two said in a deep voice, strictly speaking, in this case, the Oda family can get this kind of result, which has made Suzuki Shigehide and the others very satisfied. It's not because of the 500 stone of Yulu, which has not been taken into account by Shigehide Suzuki. The key is that Oda Yoshinobu asked them to train the Iron Artillery Team, and the Oda family's emphasis on the Iron Artillery Team has always been very famous.

Nodding, Oda Yoshinobu said lightly, "You train hard, and strive to train an iron artillery team for me as soon as possible that can sweep the world." ”

"Yes!" Suzuki Shigehide and the two bowed to the ground again, and then Suzuki Shigehide raised his head and looked at Oda Yoshinobu and said in a deep voice, "My lord, when my subordinates were in Kii, they knew a way to make saltpeter from dung. If they can, their subordinates hope to help the lord set up this saltpeter workshop, which may take half a year to a year. ”

When Suzuki Shigehide was still at Suzuki's house, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be ninjas investigating the workshop where saltpeter was made, but all this time, he never really caught the real culprit. But if he thinks about it, he can also know who is behind the scenes. However, Suzuki Shigehide did not use this technology in exchange for Oda Yoshinobu's trust, he just hoped that through this incident, he would avoid encountering the Suzuki family on the battlefield.

"Make saltpeter from dung?" When Oda Yoshinobu heard Suzuki Shigehide's words, his expression suddenly became weird. Well, his chemistry in his previous life was very, very bad, no more than ten points on average, so he didn't understand what saltpeter was made of. So in his mind, forces such as the Suzuki family and Honganji Temple had just found a substitute for saltpeter.

Well...... Well, as for the composition of gunpowder, Oda Yoshinobu is also confused.

"Yes, Honganji is a process that extracts a substitute for saltpeter from silkworm dung, and if you pee on the dung, the effect will be even better. In addition, the manure does not have to be silkworm dung, but it can also be horse dung or bird dung. Shigehide Suzuki explained.

"......" Hearing Suzuki Shigehide's words, Oda Yoshinobu really wanted to ask, "Are you kid teasing me?" However, seeing Shigehide Suzuki's serious expression, and considering his poor knowledge of chemistry, he still gave up on this idea. After all, if he was slapped in the face, it was not what he wanted to see. Although he has always been called a brazen man by Oda Nobunaga, Oda Yoshinobu is actually a person who cares a lot about face.

After thinking about it, Oda Yoshinobu said in a deep voice, "Since this is the case, this matter will be handed over to you." I will ask Lilu to provide you with what you need, and I hope to see the results soon. After a pause, Oda Yoshinobu said again, "Then from today onwards, in addition to training the iron artillery team, the construction of this workshop will also be handed over to you." You don't have to participate in any wars until you're done. ”

After speaking, Oda Yoshinobu glanced at Suzuki Shigehide, and suddenly laughed, "Speaking of which, I've always looked good at your Shigehide." ”

Hearing this, Suzuki Shigehide paused for a moment, and hurriedly responded, "It is an honor for my subordinates to be appreciated by the lord." ”

"Hehe, you will work for me in a down-to-earth manner, the affairs of the Suzuki family are basically in charge of me, as long as your father knows each other a little, I will try to be merciful." Yoshinobu Oda chuckled.

"Thank you, my lord! His subordinates will definitely train the strongest iron artillery team for the lord, and at the same time build a large number of saltpeter manufacturing workshops for the lord as soon as possible! Shigehide Suzuki said with some excitement. He knew that Oda Yoshinobu's words were undoubtedly intended to let go of Satsuo Suzuki.